IMERYS GRAPHITE & CARBON COMPANY PROFILE

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1 Mobile Energy Engineering Materials Polymers Lubricants for Hot Metal Forming Refractories & Metallurgy IMERYS GRAPHITE & CARBON COMPANY PROFILE TIMCAL Graphite TIMCAL Coke TIMCAL Dispersion TM C-NERGY TM C-NERGY TIMCAL Graphite SUPER P ENSACO ROLLIT TIMCAL Lubricant TIMROC TIMCAL Silicon Carbide imerys-graphite-and-carbon.com

2 Imerys Graphite & Carbon WHO ARE WE? Imerys Graphite & Carbon has a strong tradition and history in carbon manufacturing. Its first manufacturing operation was founded in Today, Imerys Graphite & Carbon facilities produce and market a large variety of synthetic and natural graphite powders, conductive carbon blacks and water-based dispersions of consistent high quality. Adhering to a philosophy of Total Quality Management and continuous process improvement, all Imerys Graphite & Carbon manufacturing plants comply with ISO 9001:2008. Imerys Graphite & Carbon is committed to produce highly specialized graphite and carbon materials for today s and tomorrow s customers needs. Imerys Graphite & Carbon belongs to Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialties for industry. Stratmin Graphite Inc. starts operations in Canada partially owned by French IMETAL Group Changzhou TIMCAL Graphite Corp. is established in China Stratmin becomes TIMCAL Canada; new Terrebonne plant opens in Canada TIMCAL proudly celebrates 100 years of production in its Swiss plant and begins another century of innovation and excellence First Synthetic Graphite production TIMCAL America Inc. is founded TIMCAL Japan K.K. and TIMCAL Germany are set up TIMCAL representative office in UK is launched TIMCAL changes name and becomes Imerys Graphite & Carbon Officine del Gottardo is founded in Switzerland LONZA G+T is acquired by IMETAL and becomes TIMCAL Ltd. IMETAL changes name to IMERYS; TIMCAL and Stratmin are combined into TIMCAL Group TIMCAL acquires the Carbon Black activities in Willebroek (Belgium) TIMCAL representative office in Singapore is launched Acquisition of Officine del Gottardo by LONZA Ltd. Acquisition of Stratmin Graphite by IMETAL TIMCAL Fuji facility opens in Japan; TIMCAL representative office in France is enhanced TIMCAL completes the acquisition of 85% of the shares of the natural processor Baotou Jing Yuan Graphite Co. Ltd. ininner Mongolia (China) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL POLICIES Imerys Graphite & Carbon is committed to Imerys Sustainable Development Charter, where high standards in terms of social and environmental behaviour are essential in the management of its activities. Quality is a serious matter for Imerys Graphite & Carbon. We strive to supply products and services that meet the needs of our customers by understanding their present and future requirements. Our quality control systems are designed to improve efficiency and ensure customer satisfaction. Our structure guarantees a continuous control of operations as well as the monitoring of all process parameters. Imerys Graphite & Carbon recognizes its role and responsibility as a corporate citizen, and as such is concerned with the protection of our environment for present and future generations. Imerys Graphite & Carbon complies with all applicable laws and regulations in all countries where it is present. Imerys Graphite & Carbon has a core value to protect the health & safety of its employees and requires a safe working environment at all locations. WHAT IS OUR MISSION? To promote our economic, social and cultural advancement with enthusiasm, efficiency and dynamism by offering value, reliability and quality to ensure the lasting success of our customers. WHAT IS OUR VISION? To be the worldwide leader and to be recognized as the reference for innovative capability in the field of carbon powder-based solutions. 2

3 Locations WHERE ARE WE LOCATED? With headquarters located in Switzerland, Imerys Graphite & Carbon has an international presence with production facilities and commercial offices located in key markets around the globe. The Group s industrial and commercial activities are managed by an experienced multinational team of more than 430 employees from many countries on three continents. Lac-des-Îles Terrebonne Willebroek HQ Bodio Fuji Changzhou Production plants Commercial offices Distributors present in many countries. For the updated list please visit Lac-des-Îles, Canada Mining, purification and sieving of natural graphite flakes HQ Bodio, Switzerland Graphitization and processing of synthetic graphite, manufacturing of water-based dispersions, processing of natural graphite and coke, and manufacturing and processing of silicon carbide Changzhou, China Manufacturing of descaling agents and processing of natural graphite Terrebonne, Canada Exfoliation of natural graphite, processing of natural and synthetic graphite Willebroek, Belgium Manufacturing and processing of conductive carbon black Fuji, Japan Manufacturing of water-based dispersions 3

4 Our products WHAT DO WE OFFER TO OUR CUSTOMERS? «Providing customer-related solutions» Imerys Graphite & Carbon produces a variety of synthetic and natural graphite powders, conductive carbon blacks, calcined petroleum cokes, aqueous dispersions and silicon carbide with a common keyword, consistency. They are manufactured under stringent process control conditions from the raw material stage through the end product. Additionally, our team of Marketing and R&D specialists cooperates very closely with customers and research institutes to provide the very best advice and assists clients with today and tomorrows solutions. For further information, feel free to contact us, or visit our website: WHAT ARE OUR PRODUCTS? Primary synthetic graphite powders - Isotropic & anisotropic - Coarse, medium, fine, ultra fine - High & very high purity Natural flake graphite powders - Flake - Purified - Expanded - Expandable - High crystallinity - Coarse, medium, fine, ultra fine - High purity Conductive carbon blacks - Granulated - Powder Water-based dispersions Coke powders - Coarse, medium, fine Lubricants Silicon carbide 4

5 AND C-NERGY TM PRIMARY SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE POWDERS Primary synthetic graphite is produced by a unique highly controlled graphitization process. By a careful adjustment of the key process parameters a wide range of synthetic grades, meeting the different customers requirements, can be manufactured. The Imerys Graphite & Carbon process assures narrow specifications and unequalled consistent quality, thanks to the monitoring of all processing stages. NATURAL FLAKE GRAPHITE POWDERS Imerys Graphite & Carbon mines graphite from its own source in Lac-des-Îles, Canada as well as from selected mines around the world. Further processing for high value-added products is done in our processing plants in Terrebonne (Canada) and Bodio (Switzerland). All natural graphite powders are thoroughly controlled in our laboratories to ensure quality, consistency and total customer satisfaction. ENSACO, C-NERGY TM AND SUPER P CONDUCTIVE CARBON BLACKS The Imerys Graphite & Carbon carbon black process was developed in 1980 and has been commercially exploited since The process is based on partial oil oxidation of carbochemical and petrochemical raw materials. The major difference with other partial combustion carbon blacks technologies lies in the aerodynamic and thermodynamic conditions. This leads to a material with almost no sieve residue on the 325 mesh sieve and allows the highest possible purity. The granulation process has been developed to achieve a homogeneously consistent product maintaining an outstanding dispersibility, characterised by very low crushing strength that guarantees the absence of larger and harder agglomerates. The process enables the production of low surface area conductive carbon blacks and very high surface area conductive carbon blacks. WATER-BASED DISPERSIONS Dispersions are solvent-free, aqueous dispersions containing carbon powders. Each member of this family is tailor-made for a specific final application in the most diverse branches of industry, like electrically conductive coatings, release agents and corrosion protection. COKE POWDERS Imerys Graphite & Carbon provide calcined petroleum coke with well defined texture and consistent particle size distribution from selected and approved sources. ROLLIT LUBRICANTS These products are based on mixtures of graphite, water and several special additives. ROLLIT lubricants have been developed to withstand the high pressure, temperature and friction that take place during the rolling process of seamless pipes. For each mill process a suitable mandrel bar lubricant product is available. ROLLIT descaling products have been developed for treating scale in shell interiors in order to improve the internal surface quality of the tubes. Our experts will be glad to recommend the best application equipment required for our ROLLIT lubricants. TIMROC SILICON CARBIDE Silicon carbide is one of the hardest existing materials and is characterized by a high resistance to temperature fluctuations. TIMROC silicon carbide is used in abrasives, refractories, metallurgy and slip-resistant floorings. 5

6 Our markets WHERE ARE OUR PRODUCTS USED? Imerys Graphite & Carbon is committed to produce and market highly specialized, environmentally friendly carbon-based materials for a variety of industrial fields such as: Mobile Energy including mainly lithium-ion batteries, alkaline batteries, zinc-carbon batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, lead acid batteries. Engineering Materials including powder metallurgy & hard metals, friction materials, carbon brushes, graphite foils, pencils, powders for industrial lubricants, catalysts, synthetic diamonds. Polymers including electrically & thermally conductive plastics, conductive rubbers, power cables, self lubricating polymers, filled PTFE, conductive coatings. Lubricants for Hot Metal Forming including lubricants and descaling agents for the seamless pipe industry and forging applications. Refractories & Metallurgy including molten metal toppings, carbon risers and crucibles. 6

7 BRANDS AND MARKETS TIMCAL Graphite TIMCAL Coke TIMCAL Dispersion C-NERGY C-NERGY TIMCAL Graphite SUPER P ENSACO ROLLIT TIMCAL Lubricant TIMROC TIMCAL Silicon Carbide 7

8 EUROPE Imerys Graphite & Carbon Switzerland Ltd. Group Head Office Strada Industriale Bodio Switzerland Tel: Fax: Imerys Graphite & Carbon Belgium SA Brownfieldlaan Willebroek Belgium Tel: Fax: [email protected] Imerys Graphite & Carbon Germany GmbH Berliner Allee Düsseldorf Germany Tel: Fax: [email protected] France Representative Office c/o Imerys rue de l Université Paris France Tel: /91 Fax: [email protected] UK Representative Office Tel: Fax: [email protected] ASIA-PACIFIC Imerys Graphite & Carbon Japan K.K. Tokyo Club Building 13F Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan Tel: Fax: [email protected] Imerys Graphite & Carbon (Changzhou) Co. Ltd. 188# Taishan Road Hi-Tech Zone Changzhou China Tel: Fax: [email protected] Shanghai Branch Office c/o Imerys 288, Jiu Jiang Road Hong Yi Plaza Unit Shanghai China Tel: Fax: [email protected] Singapore Representative Office c/o Imerys Asia Pacific 80 Robinson Road # Singapore Tel: Fax: [email protected] AMERICAS Imerys Graphite & Carbon USA Inc Clemens Road 1-L Westlake (OH) USA Tel: Fax: [email protected] Imerys Graphite & Carbon Canada Inc. 990 rue Fernand-Poitras Terrebonne (QC) J6Y 1V1 Canada Tel: Fax: [email protected] Imerys Graphite & Carbon is a trademark of the Imerys Group 2014 Imerys Graphite & Carbon CH-Bodio. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the prior written authorisation. 8